Brewed up a batch of oatmeal stout, a recipe I call “Oatm’Ale Stout”™. Cute name, eh? Moira came up with that one. If you know beer at all, you know it’s dark, tasty, and with a hint of oatmeal flavour and aroma. The malts used are Canadian...

If you’re curious at all about the title, read on. “White Moustache ™” is another beer recipe slated for Burnstown Brewery’s line-up. Well, I just cracked open one to check its flavour, and wow – is it ever good. As with many craft ales....

Had a great day brewing another batch of my IPA that I keep tweaking the recipe for. This time it’ll be a hybrid English/American IPA due to the combination of hops and yeast that characterizes both types. But – that was after dismantling the tarp...

So, there I was, all ready to brew an English IPA: grain was crushed, strike water heating up, and I go check out my hops stock – and – CRAP! I don’t have the right hops! You see, it’s the kind of hops that differentiate an English IPA from...

For those of you unfamiliar with home brewing, “all-grain” means making beer from scratch – no store-bought beer kits are used. Crushed barley grain is steeped in hot water for over an hour, removed, then the remaining “wort” is boiled,...